Explanation
Background: The Department of Finance and Management, Real Estate Management Office, leases six (6) locations on behalf of the Columbus Public Health, Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program. The funding for payment of rent for the six WIC clinic leases is provided through grant funds received from the Ohio Department of Health (ODH). The WIC program provides nutritionally desirable food and nutrition education to pregnant and lactating women, infants, and children at nutritional risk in Franklin County, who meet categorical, income and nutritional risk requirements for eligibility. Columbus Public Health has received the ODH grant for the WIC program for the period October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018. Ordinance 2462-2017 will accept the ODH grant and appropriate the funds for the WIC program in the Health Department Grants Fund.
This ordinance authorizes the expenditure of $208,456.80 from the Health Department Grant Fund for payment of rent for six (6) existing leases previously approved by City Council, containing automatic renewal provisions that are subject to the appropriation of rental funds by City Council, and certification of funds availability by the City Auditor, and declares an emergency. The WIC program budget provides $208,456.80 for the six (6) clinic locations leases used as clinic space for the delivery of services under the WIC program. The rent payments for the leases will be made to: SAMA Management Group for 77-83 Outerbelt Street; Holt Rd LLC for 1681 Holt Road; Jacinto W. Beard and Karen L. Beard for 4337 Cleveland Avenue; PLM Columbus for 3933 Livingston Avenue; Beaumont 4522, LLC for 4550 Indianola; and St. Stephens for 1500 Seventeenth Avenue.
Emergency Action is requested in order to avoid any delays in making timely rent payments to the landlords in accordance with the terms of the lease agreements.
Fiscal Impact: The lease payments are entirely funded by the WIC grant funds. This grant does not generate re...
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